Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band produced by S.M. Entertainment. Formed in 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, Exo has of twelve members, which are separated into two subgroups, Exo-K and Exo-M, promoting their music in both South Korea and China. Their name was taken from exoplanet, a term referring to planets outside of the Solar System. Their debut single Mama was released on April 8, 2012, followed by the release of their debut EP Mama on April 9, 2012.
Birth Name: Kim Joon Myeon
Stage Name: Suho
Super Power (Badge): Water
Nickname: Sunnouncer (Suho + Announcer), Esuhort (Suho + Escort)
Date of Birth: May 22, 1991
Height: 172 cm
Nationality: Korean
Blood Type: AB
Position: Leader (Guardian of EXO), Lead Vocalist
Specialties: Acting, golf
Fun Facts:
- he’s also known as the second Choi Siwon
- he shares room with Sehun
- he was discovered through street casting and joined SM in 2006
Birth Name: Byun Baek Hyun
Super Power (Badge): Light (Sun)
Date of Birth: May 6, 1992
Specialties: Hapkido, piano
- he shares room with Chanyeol
- roommate Chanyeol said that Baekhyun yelps like a dog like 40 times before falling asleep
- he was immediately asked to join SM right in front of the gates (one of the SM representative was near his school and asked him does he want to join SM), and he officially joined SM in 2011
Birth Name: Park Chan Yeol
Nickname: Wealthy Teeth, Happy Virus
Super Power (Badge): Flame (Phoenix)
Date of Birth: November 27, 1992
Position: Main Rapper, Vocalist
Specialties: Playing musical instruments (guitar, drum, bass, djembe), rap, acting
- he appeared in SNSD’s Genie MV (Japanese Version)
- he shares room with Baekhyun
- he joined SM in 2008 by Casting System
- roommate Baekhyun said that Chanyeol’s breathing is way too loud! And on top of that, he does this loud sniffling thing before he falls asleep.
- the first idol group he ever got into was TVXQ. He liked U-Know Yunho the most
Nickname: Heenjabuja (rich in whites)
Super Power (Badge): Earth
Date of Birth: January 12, 1993
Specialties: Singing, beat box
- he shares room with Kai
- he’s the cleanest member in EXO-K
- he took up vocal lessons and such even before auditioning SM in 2010
- he has interests in becoming a chef and mostly cooks for the members
Super Power (Badge): Teleportation
Date of Birth: January 14, 1994
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist, Lead Rapper, Face of The Group
Specialties: Dance (ballet, jazz, hip hop, popping, rocking)
- he shares room with D.O.
- he’s a friend of SHINee’s Taemin as mentioned in SHINee World
- he had a girlfriend before, but it’s not confirmed now
- he’s really good at just about games
- he has two older sisters
Birth Name: Wu Fan
Stage Name: Kris
English Name: Kevin Wu
Date of Birth: November 6, 1990
Height: 188 cm
Nationality: Chinese-Canadian
Position: Main Rapper, EXO-M Leader, Sub-Vocalist
Specialties: Language (English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean), basketball
Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
Facts: He enjoys reading books particularly self-improvement and inspirational.
Birth Name: Kim Jong Dae
Stage Name: Chen
Date of Birth: September 21, 1992
Position: Main Vocalist
Height: 178 cm
Nationality: Korean
Specialty: Singing, piano
Facts: First revealed through the SM Orchestra section at SBS Gayo Daejun
Birth Name: Zhang Yi Xing
Stage Name: Lay
Date of Birth: October 7, 1991
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 60 kg
Position: Main Dancer, Vocalist
Nationality: Chinese
Hometown: Changsha, Hunan, China
Education: Hunan Normal University High School
Specialties: Guitar, dancing, piano
Hobbies: Listening to music, sleeping in, playing computer
Specialty: Master language in Chinese and Korean
Facts: Appeared in 2005 3rd place Star Academy (Hunan Economic TV), SHINee dance concert instead of Jonghyun
Birth Name: Lu Han
Stage Name: Luhan
Date of Birth: April 20, 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 178 cm
Nationality: Chinese
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Face of The Group
Hometown: Beijing Haidian
Specialties: Soccer, cube
Birth Name: Huang Zi Tao
Stage Name: Tao
English Name: Edison Huang
Birth Place: QingDao, China
Date of Birth: May 2, 1993
Nationality: Chinese
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 64 kg
Position: Lead Rapper, Vocalist, Maknae
Hobby: Singing, playing basketball, exercising
Specialty: Martial arts
Education: University of Hong Kong – Music
Favorite Idols: Edison Chen, MC HotDog, Jackie Chan, Bryant, Shawn Carter
Facts: Loves blue color, Western food, basketball and black cat. His favorite music is hip hop and R&B. He’s also very conservative person.
Birth Name: Kim Min Seok
Stage Name: Xiu Min
Nickname: Lil’ Fattie
Date of Birth: March 26, 1990
Position: Lead Vocalist, Lead Dancer
Height: 176 cm
Nationality: Korean
Specialties: Taekwondo, kendo
Facts: Won 2nd place on 2008 SM’s Everysing Contest
